March brought extraordinary rainfall to much of Catalonia, finally ending the historic drought that had dragged on for more than three years. This precipitation, which in the high altitudes of the Pyrenees fell in the form of snow, accumulated to such significant depths that it hadn't seen for some time. Beyond ensuring an excellent end to the season at the ski resorts, this snowfall makes the Pyrenees look truly white and is a great reserve for the thaw that is already underway.

The silence is only broken by the sound of skis sliding over the snow. You find yourself in the middle of a winter landscape that invites you to lose track of time. The cold air fills your lungs and, before you, a sea of ​​snowy fir trees invites you to take a walk. In an increasingly fast-paced world, Nordic skiing is about endurance, it is calm, it is about getting back to basics.

The snow season has just begun, but the windstorm of recent days has altered some ski resorts' forecast for this long weekend. The strong wind that have affected the Pyrenees this Monday, together with the storm, have had an adverse effect on the ski slopes in Lleida and Girona. In fact, neither Boí Taüll nor Vallter 2000 have been able to open their facilities. Others have only been able to open some parts: in most cases under half of the slopes were open. For example, in Port Ainé only six of the 25 slopes were open and in Espot only nine of the 22 slopes. Molina-Masella had a similar situation because only 24 of the 68 slopes were able to open and not even Baqueira Beret, in Vall d'Aran, has been able to open all its pistes.